Storm suit



A, L. COHEN STORM SUIT Filed April 28 1924 2 Sheets-Sheer. 1

I A155 Lam 5 EYZEZL Patented Nov. H, 1924.

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v Application filed April 28, 1924. s Serial No. 709,567.

T 0 all whom it may concern. Be it known that 1, Ann LOUIS COHEN, a

new and useful Improvements in Storm Suits and I do hereby declare thatthe folis a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

lowing This invention relatesto storm suits."

Objects of this invention are to provide a storm suit which will fullyprotect the wearer from the entrance of rain, which is so constructedthat difler'ent degrees-of protection may be afforded,- and differentdegrees of freedom of movement accorded the user, and which is sodesigned that it will stand-rough service.

Further objectsare to provide a storm suit which, although formed ofwater proof material and principally I with cemented seams, is soreinforced that tearing of the seams most subjected'to wear isprevented,

and to provide a garment which may be simplyand cheaply manufactured.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a front view of the garment partly broken away showingit upon a wearer and in one. position of adjustment.

Figure 2 is a rearview of the pants portion or leg portion, and with apart ofthe front panels.

Figure 3 is a view of the garment opened out flat and with one of thefront panels turned inwardly.

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the. line 44 of Figure 3.

The garment comprises essentially a cape portion 1 having a collarportion 2 and a pair of tubular leg portions 3 and 4 connected with theremainingportionsof the garment by upwardly extending front panels 5 and6.

The collar portion 2, it will be noted from Figures 3 and 4:, iscomposed of a pair of plies which may be a single piece of materialfolded along its outer or uppermost edge. The lower edges of the. pliesforming the collar overlap the cape 1 and the front anels 5 and 6 andare cemented thereto. t is to'bc noted, however, that the front panels 5and .6 extend to the outermost edges of the collar while the unionbetween the cape portion and the collar stops short of the outermostedges of the collar portion so as to provide freedom for the upper edgesof the cape.) Normally the collar is turned down and overhangs thegarment, as shown in Figure 1. It is to be particularly. noted fromFigure 3 that at the point where the cape leaves the collar portionbarfstitching 7 is employed and passes through the several layers,namely, the front panels, the cape portion and the collar' portion, thussecurely attaching the parts by means independent 'of the cemented seamand preventing tearing or opening of the seam. One of the front panelsis provided with a button carrying fly 8 and the 0 other front panel isprovided with aplurality of button holes 9 adapted'to receive the buttonso that these panels will form in effect a vest like portion immediatelyrearward of the front opening of the cape.

The cape in its most. completely closed position is adapted to have thebutton holes 10 attached to. the buttons 11 to thus completely close thegarment. However, when this extremeprotection is not needed the cape maybe ,left open and the vest like portion formed by the front panels willsufliciently protect the wearer. Ino-rde'rto hold the cape portioninwardly against the body of the wearer under certain conditions, a pairof tabs or strapsf12 and .13 are provided upon the inner sides of thecape adjacent the hip portions and are adapted to detachably engagebuttons 14 carried by the rear portions of the front oa-nels, as may. beseen from Fig ure 3. hen, however, it is desired to have the cape openandalso to have a material degree of freedom, these straps areunbuttoned and'thus the cape is left free of attachment from otherportions of the arment except at the collar portion. e curved rear edges15 (see Figure 3) of the front panels secures accurate conformation ofthe garment to the body and prevents binding.

' It is to be further noted that under certain conditions the cape maybe unbuttoned all of the way to the top and may be turned back to thepoint of the bar stitching 7 1195 to provide maximum freedom for theuser. If desired, foot straps or loops 16 may be carried byv the lowerends of the tubular leg portions to retain them in their oorrem sired,arm straps 17 may be rovided u on the inner side of the cape jacent itsor wrard edges, such arm straps heing employed in their usual capacity.

It will thus be seen that a storm suit has been provided which willafiord maximum freedom to the wearer under all conditions,

and which is adapted for various adjustments or conditions of wear.

It will "further be seen that the garment may he cheaply manufacturedand will not he readily torn or distorted even under hard usage as themaximum freedom from hind 1. A Waterproof storm suit comprising agarment having a neck portion and having front flies, a pair of tubularleg portions,

and front panels adapted to be secured together and formingcontinuations of the leg portions, said front panels being secured tosaid cape adjacent the neclr portion.

2. A. Waterproof storm suit comprising a cape having a collar portionfolded over its upper edge, a pair of tubular leg portions, andextension panels projecting upwardly from said leg portions and securedbeneath the collar portion, said panels having interengaging fasteningmeans upon adjacent edges and adapted to form a front 3. A storm suitcomprising a cape having front flies provided with interengagingfastening means, a collar secured to said cape, a pair of tubular legportions having front panels'extending upwardly and secured to saidcollar and adapted to he joined along adjacent inner edges, and strapssecured to the inner side of said cape and detachahly attached to saidpanels adjacent the outer edges of uch panels.

4. A storm suit of Waterproof material comprising a cape, a collarportion formed of donlolev ply construction With the neck portion ofsaid cape cementedhetween the plies to points spaced inwardly from theends of the neck portion of the cape, a pair of tubular leg membershaving upwardly extending front, vest like panels adapted to be securedtogether, the upperends of said panels being cemented hetvveen the pliesof the collar portion and extending to the ends of the collar portion,and bar stitching passing through the collar portion, the cape and.

the upper. ends of the panels at the said spaced points of said-cape.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing l have hereunto set my hand atMilwaukee, 1n the county ofl/lilwaulree and State of /Visconsin.

- ABE LUUIS .CUHEN,

